St. Luke’s University Health Network, a 972-bed nonprofit health system in Pennsylvania, faced two increasingly persistent challenges. One was economic, as the health system faced continuing pressure on margins because of rising costs and diminishing payments and reimbursements. The other was meeting its staffing goals in an increasingly tight healthcare labor market.

Together, both challenges provided the impetus to look at whether St. Luke’s was deploying staff in the most optimal way for the health of the organization and its patients.

Marilyn Reed, RN is our HealthTrust Hero Clinician! A military veteran as well as a nurse, Marilyn proves that compassion does not go unnoticed.

Marilyn earned her nomination when caring for a homeless patient at JFK Medical Center - North Campus in Florida. The patient had been at the facility for several weeks and was preparing for discharge. Noticing that his clothes had seen better days, Marilyn went out on her lunch break to purchase clothes, shoes, a box of chocolates, and an encouragement card for the man using her own money.

While Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods made national headlines, the online retailer is also making moves in another lucrative industry: medical supplies.

Our StaRN program is looking for Nurse Educators in Gainesville, Florida!

StaRN, short for Specialty Training Apprenticeship for Registered Nurses, is a training program designed to increase the pool of qualified registered nurses through bridging the skills gap between new graduates and experienced nurses.

As we reach the end of the academic year, we would like to thank everyone who promoted early literacy by becoming United Way ReadingPals!

Nineteen HealthTrust Workforce Solutions team members signed up to be ReadingPals, which required each member to spend one hour per week reading with a child. Many of these children were Kindergarten or first-grade students at Flamingo Elementary School.

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions would like to welcome its summer interns!

We have seven interns starting this week, including three familiar faces who interned with us last summer. Their first few days were filled with learning about HealthTrust and performing team building exercises (pictured), and they will join their respective departments later in the week. 

Chester Willis, BSN, RN is our next HealthTrust Hero Clinician!

Chester is a Vascular Access nurse at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. His skill set, bedside manner, and genuine kindness have all earned him the highest of praises by both his colleagues and his patients. 

We are honored to have Chester on our team and present him with the distinction of HealthTrust Hero. 

You can read his full nomination below: 

Our South Florida office hosted a Summer FUNdraiser to support Kids in Distress!

We met with our Local Contract Vendors in Denver last week to discuss local and permanent placement opportunities! 

As a registered nurse for many years, Paula Phillips knows firsthand that nursing is not just a job. It has become part of her identity and will stay with her for a lifetime.